Stereoscope



RAMDAS'Y Jam 2; 11923.

STEREOSCOPE.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l FILED MAY 29, 1919.

rays from the picture A, which normally would reach the left eye, are lshut off from the left eye by the screen Z), while all the 'rays from the picturev B, which normally would reach the right eye, are sluit off from the right eye by the screen a. ABy varying the distance Y between the partition carrying the prisms P1 and P2 and the partition carrying'the screens a, b, while at the same time adjusting the transverse size and location of the opening or openings in the screens a, Z) it is possible t0 get a clearly defined joint or superposed View of the pictures A and B which will appear to the observer to occupy an intermediate position C im front of the actual position of the pictures A and B. It will Ibe seen that the size of the pictures A and B is immaterial and their distance from the observer -may be great or'small provided the range of adljustment of the parts is such as to permit the desired views `to reach the eye, while shutting out in whole or part, the undesired rays. A

It is also apparent that the pictures, when taken through a stereoscopic camera, do not have to be cut and mechanically transposed when printed as with former stereoscopes, but assume their correct position naturally, due to the transposition afforded by the camera lens.' This is what is meant by the expression naturally disposed in somel of my claims.

Referring to the specific structure illus-v trated in Figs. l to 4 of the drawings, I provide a two-section casing supported upon a handle H. At the top of the handle H is a threaded pin 71, which passes through a slot h1 in the bottom of the section 'S1 of the casing and engages with a threaded hole 71,2 in the bottom of the section S2. slightly lunscrewing the handle ll the sections S1 and S2 may be adjusted longitudinally with reference to each other so as to vary the distance between the partition carrying the prisms P1 and P2, and the par- "tition carrying the screens a, 71. The adjustment of the openings in the screens a, b 1s secured through the employment of the lever L, pivoted at i, in the stationary portion c of the screen and engaging with the movable parts a, b of the screen at points a', b. By this construction i-t will be seen that a 'shifting of the lever L to one side or the other'will cause the sections. ai, I) of the screen to slide toward or away from each other laterally and thus bring the openings in this screen a, Z) closer to each other or Wider apart, while their apparent size may be varied at the same time, by causing the stationary portion c of the screen, or projecting parts of the sliding portions a, b to overlap, and thus narrow the openings. The

proportions ,of these openings and their precise location can readily be determined by designing or by trial. .t

Having thus described the preferred forni of my invention and enunciated the prlnciples upon which it operates, I do not wish to limit it to the precise details shown, provided theessential combinations of the appended claims are followed. For example, I do not wish to be limited absolutely to prisms having plane surfaces as a slight curvature of one vsurface or the other, or both, may be employed provided it is so small that the eye can adjust its focus withcation in many ways without changing the lessential mode of operation.

l claim as my invention:

1. In an optical instrument for securing the illusion of natural perspective with naturally disposed stereographic pictures, a cas`- ing adapted to be held before the eyes, a pair of prisms carried byV the casing through which the stereographs are to be viewed, said pri s being so arranged as to throw the right-hand picture to-ward the left eye and 'the left-hand picture ltoward the right eye,

and a screen between the prisms and the stereographs having a pair of openings of such a size andv in such position as-to permit the righteye to vieWthe left-hand picture and the left eye to view the right-hand picture while the view of the right-hand picture by the right eye and the view of the 1eft-hand picture by the left eye is shut 0E by the remaining portions of such screen.

2.- In an optical instrument for securing the illusion of natural perspective with naturally disposed stereographic pictures, having a pair of prisms through which the 'stereof graphs are to be viewed, a casingwith oney partition in which the prisms arel mounted and a second partition having av air of openings of such size and in suc position as to permit the right 4eye to 'view the the view of the left-hand picture by theleft eye is shut off by the remaining portions of such partition..

A3. 1n an optical instrument for securing the illusion of naturall perspective With stereographic pictures, a hood or casing having one partition which carries a pair of prisms through which the stereographs are tobe viewed, and a second partition parallel to the first and between the prisms and the stereographs, such second partition being adjustable in position and having one or more adjustable openings.

4. In an loptical instrument for securing the illusion of natural perspective with stereoscopic pictures, having a pair of prisms through which the stereographs are to be viewed, a two-part hood or casing, one part carrying the prisms and the other part having a screen in which are adjustable openings co-operat-ing with the prisms, the two parts of the hood being adjustable with reference to each other, whereby stereoscopic pictures may be viewed from a distance. v

5. 1n an optical instrument for securing the illusion of natural perspective with stereoscopic pictures to be viewed from a distance, having a pair of prisms through which the stereographs are to be viewed, a two-part hood or casing, one part carrying the prisms and adapted to be held before the eyes, the other part .being adjustable with reference to the first and carrying a partition in which are one or more openings, together with means` for varying the lateral posit-ion of such openings.

6. n an instrument for viewing stereoscopic pictures at a distance and adapted to be held in the hand of an observer, a tvvopart telescoping'casing, one partof the cas! signed my name.

MAX GllR-SDANSKY. 

